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West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-22
Feyers in Modern Rome.

Till within the last fifteen years Rome was
conspicuous among European cities for ex-
emption from typhoid fever. This fact is
borne out by the statistics of the Roman hos
pitals DR.. Fattorini, in an essay, traces tho
appearances Of the disease to the sewage
poison for the first time finding its way into
the drinking water of the inhabitants. The
ancient Romans knew nothing of the revela-
tons of the microscope, but they, by intui-
ton, appreciated the dangers to be expected
from the accumulation Of filth, and con-
s:ructed a subterranean passage of vast ex-
tent through which it was conveyed to the
liver. An abundance of pure water was
applied to poor and rich, and the overflow
was sufficient to keep the sewer in state Of
efficiency at all times. The causes of typhoid
fever at present, DR.. Fattorini attributes to
a short water supply, and the introduction of
the English water closet system, which sends
the sewage effuvia from floor to floor of the
dwelling houses, thus communicating the
water in cisterns.-Herald of Health.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-22
AM Armr Contrnctor,s Experlence


had a curious experience with an army
contract Once-a few years after the war
closed got an order for lot Of fine gro
eeries for officers stores Among the rest
were twenty-Seyen sacks Of Java coffee-a
hundred pounds to the sack. 1t was for a
station so far to the west that the freight was
five cents a pound The coffee was billed at
twenty-seven cents pound. After a while |
received notification that the coffee had been
rejected, probably on account of mildew i'll
ocean transportation. wrote to have the
coffee sent back, and at the proper time my
teams were there to receive it. When it
came to the store l told one of the clerks to
put a "triern into few sacks to see if it was
the same goods VIC had shipped. The "trier"
came out Of the first sack filled with yellow
corn. IL was put into another sack and
pulled out with the same result. And so on
oil around Every sack sent back was SIM
ply that much Shelled corn. The soldiers at
the post had taken out the coffee and probably
sold it 70 the country groceries, and put corn
in its place. The sacks looked oil right on
the outside. The same strings had been used
in sewing them up, and everything had been
done to deceive. / sent for the quartermas-
Ter on duty here, and showed him the fraud.
There was long controversy about it, but in
tho end the government stood the loss, and
got paid for my coffee, less the value of the
twenty-seven sacks Of corn sent back in its
pjace.-Globe Democrat.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-22
NEW Works. BUSY PEOPLE.
Hard for an Idler to Find Company
The Usual Hour of Closing.

Hard for an Idler to Find Company.
The Usual Hour of Closing.
In this great city it is with the greatest diff
ficulty that an idler can find any company
The nature of my avocation is to compress
within stated hours rather intense applica-
ton, and therefore sends me abroad for air,
change and intercourse during some portions
of the busy day. / hardly ever find half
dozen persons out Of business at those hours.
may 60 into club and see three or four
persons there killing time, but these seldom
want to go anywhere. may find at one OF
more hotels few strangers in town who
have nothing at the moment to do But, in
general, this entire population Of something
like 100000 of people is Systematically,
earnestly and fearfully at work.
The great blessing of this age is that our
union and growth and versatility OF wants
have shade it possible for everybody to get
something to do. How much more the
women are working than they used to do.
The work they are doing has lifted them also
to the plane of masculine thought and cour-
age. The little woman who used to live in
country towns and spend three-fourths of the
day on her baby and the other fourth on
gossip was nOI Tue ulSueSI " pc VI eIlh0i q
mother or human being. You so into the
shops of New York and you will find them
crowded with women. Three-fourths of all
the buying is done by women, and three
fourths of all the selling, too, while the manu-
featuring is in the same proportion Of female
employees. But when night comes there is
hardly an enterprise in all this city which
does not stop, an incredible advantage in
every point of view, to the poor particularly.
The merchants at large might extend their
hours of business to advantage, but in defer
ence to genial public opinion, numbering
their own employees as we'll as their custom
ers, it has become the law in this country in
all first class towns to stop work at 5 to G
O'Clock. Here the usual hour of closing is 3;
from that time on till midnight, or beyond it,
the laboring hands are at rest, except for
their own uses Thirty years ago the hour of
closing was o'clock or later everywhere,
and the parents of this generation filled all
those additional hours of duty.
By night in New York nothing is going
but the newspapers, the theatres, the restau-
rants and the public vehicles. Here are prob
ably 100000 of people who, without any
law, merely by good nature and understand
ing, have given the night away for enjoy
ment and kept the day for occupation. If
the area of crime has been reduced the degree
of knowledge and manners and of kindness
of heart has been immeasurably advanced
"Gathr in Cincinnati Enquirer
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-22
Edison's NIicrophone.

Perhaps it may be remembered that years
ago Edison was interested in the microphone,
a device for mngnifying minute sounds in
a most wonderful manner; it was with the
microphone that Edison said he would enable
people to hear "a fly walking across the cell.
ing, the steps of a fly sounding like that of a
war horse upon q theatrical stage. His latest
move in this direction is a device which, at.
tached to 4 small cabinet organ, enables it to
give out the sound of q cathedral instrument
bigger than that of the Boston Music hall,
and he says that a hand organ provided with
his new invention viii be heard acres the
East river. If this is so, some one is go.IS to
get killed. either Mr.. Edison or the Italian
nobleman who attempts to put his device to
use. The idea Of hearing I'll Balen" or "The
Heart Bowed Down" or "The Sweet BY and
By from two or three hundred hand organs
suddenly endowed with ten times the power
of Barnum's steam calliope is something aw-
full, and Edison has done well to get far out
Of the reach of civilization before announcing
his latest achievement.-New York Cor.
BROOKLYN Eagle
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-22
SETH GREEN'S CALAMITY.
His Rescue OF an 1s-year-old Maiden
An Interesting Incident.

His Rescue of an 1S-year-old Maiden.
An Interesting Incident.
Said Seth Green, the fish culturist /: Z" was
trout fishing on Pine creek, Pennsylvania, be-
low Smiths dam. The crcAk below the dam
was about five rods across, and tho bottom
covered with hard heads from the size or
goose egg to a barrel The water was three
feet deep, and whirled around like the wbirl-
pool OF Niagara. There was no escape there
for ANYBODY if he was unlucky enough to get
in, unless he was a very expert swimmer.
There were SawhorseS placed across the creek
and planks fastened TO them for foot bridge.
1 had a twelve pound basket nearly filed
when saw ON 1S-year-old girl come on the
bridge When she got to me stepped ON one
Of the sawhorses to let her pass.
II watched her as she continued, and don't
think she had got moro than thirty feet from
me before I noticed that her head began to
swim. She gave one of those peculiar screams
such as are natural to all girls when in dan
ger, tOttered for an instant and fell head fore
most down tho stream, and being buoyed up
somewhat by her clothing the swift current
carried her rapidly along toward the deep
hole. To drop my rod and jump into the
water was but the work of a second, and l
made my way over the hard heads in three
feet Of water Us fast as could went down
twice, but kept going and overlook her about
fifty or sixty feet from where she went in,
and then began the struggle. l grabbed her
and turned her around, and the first thing she
did was 10 clutch me with one hand and push
her clothes down with the other, and whev
she had got them below the surface we wefa
both taken or our feet and went slipping AID
floating down. We went three rods before 1
gained footing. Tho girl must have Eeen
very fond Of me for l never got such Q hug
ging in my life as she gave me. had my
trout basket, with the strap hung over my
shoulder. l kept swinging it around, and it
looked ut one time very much as though we
three would so into the deep hole.
~Well, l finally got firm foothol1, and
then had painful duty TO perform, and
that was TO stop that girl hugging me and
get her quoted down 50 that she knew what
she was about. told her that she must take
hold of her garments and with both hands
raise them TO tho top of the water, or we
never could get back to the bridge against the
current. placed her in front of me and put
my arms around her. and we went lockstep
back to the bridge. tell you it was severe
wreStle with the bOulderS, current and basket
of fish, but we reached there at last, and then
continued the same step to the edge of the
bridge at which she came on, when mod
eStly turned my back and stayed In the water
while she climbed out, arranged her skirts
and ran of. Turf, Field and Farm.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-22
Cars of the Canadian Pacific.

But, strangeSt to me-though the idea may
be a mossgrown chestnut to others-were the
emigrant sleepers. These are like Pullmans
in the rough They are regular sleepers in
plain ash, without bedding, cushions, curtains
or upholstery of any sort. You can turn q
hose on the inside of one of these sleepers and
clean it out as if it were astable yard. A
berth in one is a mere bedstead, plain and
simple, and the emigrants may sleep in their
berthS with bundles under their heads as pill
lows or they can buy mattress and pillow
from the station agents. A mattress and pill
low on a Canadian road costs twenty five
cents Not wonderful example of comfort,
you say. No, but it puts the poor emigrant
ahead of the richest of our grandfathers,
after all-Julian Ralph's Letter
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-22
A MOTHER TO HER BABY.

To the Sweetest, the Dearest, the Truest te Best;
To voice that is sweet as a birds in the nest;
To cheek like the flush on the leaf OF rose;
To dear little tip tilted love OF nose;
To lips that have gathered the glory o. bloom
From crimson carnations deep sliced with per-
fume;
To eyes that are dark as the beauty OF night,
Yet filed with star splinters of arrowy light;
To smile that's as glad as the laughter of dawn
When the veil of the darkness is slowly with
drawn;
TO aheart-but what symbol that is not divine
Can choose for the heart of my dear valentines
And what words can 1 frame that will do my be-
hest
That viii bear oil my love, with lovers fond
zest?
Tothe Dearest the Sweetest, the Truest, the Best.
The Wide Awake.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-22
Chinese Criminals in California.

About one-tenth of the criminals IN the two
state prisons in California are Chinese. But
these convicted felons bear no just proportion
to the crimes convicted by Mongolians; Tor
it must always be borne in mind that the
Chinese On the Pacific coast represent only
the lowest and most reckless class. Nine
tenths OF them are coolies or virtual slaves,
half starved from birth and driven by stress
Of hunger TO crime These, swar'ming into
Canton and Hong Kong, came over to this
country when the gold rush began, and later,
when the Pacific railroads demanded an army
Of laborers, tho coolies were gathered up by
the thousand and shipped across the ocean.
They were natural adventures, and it Is not
strange that in the newer land they robbed
and murdered as they had done at home
George Il. Fitch in The Cosmopolitan.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-22
THE COMING HOUR.

Wall through the bosom Of the night.
storm wind: how strong thou arti
Thou eanst not change the inward sky,
The summer Of my heart.
Shed thy cold tears, o winter rainl
Sob through the twilight dim
Ionly feel the sunshine's glow
Is ripening fruit for him.
Bend your brown branches, leafess trees!
Beneath the wintry sky;
l know for me the harvest time,
The vintage hour is nigh.
The grapes are glowing ON the vine.
For Loves own hand to take;
But he must press them with his lips
The wine Of life 10 makel
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-22
The Seven Cuticura BOYS

These seven Cuticura Boys owe their
beauty of skin, luxuriance Of hair purity
of blood and freedom from hereditary
taints or humors TO the celebrated CUTI-
CURA REMEDIES.
Thousands of children are born into
the world every day with some eczema
tous affection, such as milk crust, scall
head, scurf or dandruf., sure TO develop
into an agonizing eczema, the itching,
burning, and designation of which
make life n prolonged torture unless
properly treated.
4 warm bath with CUTIcURA Soar, an
exquisite Skin Beautifier. and single
application Of CUTICURA, the Great Skin
Cure, with little CUTIcURA REsoLv-
ENT, the new Blood Purifier, is often suf-
ficient to arrest the progress Of the dis
ease, and point to speedy and perma-
nent cure.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-22
Selection of Table Service.

For table service do not buy all colors OF
fancy glass or variegated china. Select plain
white, of good form, adding color only in
small articles, like the celery glass, fancy
salts or the fruit dishes. A plain white serv-
ice, with glass upon the tea tray and bright
silk tea coy over the earthen teapot, is at
once attainable in every home, and is purely
artistic and useful.-New York Graphic.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-22

Sold everywhere. Price, CUTIcURA,
50c.; SOAP, 25c.; BEsoLvENT, 81. Pre-
pared by the POTTER DRUG AND CHEM
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HSend for "How to Cure Skin Dis
cases." "a pages, 80 illustrations, and 100
testimonials.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-22
:.SunfSh PlOW. .

light draft, nicely balanced, and all
parts interchangeable.
Do not wait until you are almOstready
IN Plough for nearly everybody else
does that, and disappointments are in
evitable and higher prices probable.
Yours truly
WEIRIC K& WELLER.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-22

Your most valuable CUTIcURA RENE
DIES have done my so much good that
that feel like saying this for the bene-
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Eczema, and tried several doctors and
medicines, but did not do her any good
until used the CUTIcURA REMEDIES,
which speedily cured her, for which 1
owe you many thanks and many nights
of rest. ANTON, BOSSMfER,
Edinburg, Ind.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-22
Garden Flowing.

The undersigned is prepared to Plow
Harrow ard Lay Off Gardens and Lots
in the most approved manner and at low
rates. Satisfaction guaranteed or money
refunded. Also, having good horses and
wagons, will do all kinds of hauling al
reasonable rates.
GEO. W. WRIG lit
Feb, SIN
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-22

Our Oldest child, now six years Of age.
when an infant six months old, was at
tackled with virulent, malignant Skin
disease. All ordinary remedies failing,
we called our family physician, who at
tempted to cure it; but IL spread with
almost incredible rapidity, until the
lower portion ofthe little fellows person,
from the middle of his back down 10 his
knees, was one solid rash, ugly, painful,
blotched and malicious. We had no
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we were advised To try the CUTIcCBA
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In my opinion, your valuable remedies
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GEO. Il. SMITH,
Attorney at Law, and Ex-Pros. Attor-
ney, Ashland. Ohio.
REFEREScE.--J. q. Wcist, Druggist.
Ashland, Ohio.
One year ago the CUTIcURA and SOAR
cured little girl in our house or the
worst sore head we ever saw, and the
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s. Il. SMITH Il BRO, Covington, Ny.
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West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-22
~ eNOtice.

IL must be evident 10 every one that
prices on manufactured goods are adj
vancing points to this effect have been
gained i'm this direction on every hand,
as every one is aware, who looks after
these matters.
While prices are down, we shall be
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West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-22

DABY'S Skin and Scalp preserved
D and beautified by CUTIcURA MEDI-
GATED SOAP.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-22
Tho nfxstery Exnlained.

Omaha Man-Seems TO me you folks badly
need civilizing
California Man-Ehl How 500
81 saw in the paper the other day that
stranger in Oakland visited every bookstore
N hopes of buying Bible, and could not find
,ne in the place
'Oh, that's on account of the climate"
"Climateg'
"Yes, folks are so healthy there they never
think OF Bibles. Omaha World.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-22

DIMPLES, blacd-heads, ckapped and
Il oily skin prevented by CUTrcUIA
INDICATED soar. arr.20-4w.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-22
Vio|in Flute and Guitar
LESSONS

Having been solicited by many music
loving persons to give lessons on the
Violin, Flute and Guitar, have conclu-
ded to accept limited number of pupils
for the above named instruments. For
terms please call on me ut my Jewelry
Store on Main street, or address me Lock
Box No. As, Charlestown.
Special Rates for Clubs of 1.
Respectfully, f. BROWNol-D'
mar.l2,'S6.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-22
Cost Of Tombstone Designs.
Altering the Facial Expression.

A New York surgeon says he can take
any man under 40 years of age and so alter
his facial expression by the use of the knife
and a little pain that his own wife could not
identify him. The next bank cashier who
makes haul should try this scheme instead
Of going TO Canada. He can then enjoy the
money right at home Detroit Free Press.
"What is Jigsen in mawning for, do you
knowln
Its eithaw faw his bwothaw aw hisdawg.
One Of EN- died lawst week, but weally faw.
set which it was. Town Topics.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-22

FRESH STONE LIME sold by
II. p. LIPPIT'T.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-22

CUrIcURA REMEDIES are absolutely
pure, and the only iDfallible skin beau
filters and blood purifiers.
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1887-09-10
MOTHERS

Have yoa sicklv pnny little one In Soa
aoek2 Does II worry and fret the entire day
and cause you many seepess uigh'se
II SO nc, eRt our sympathy and advice, give
ii Alaska Hood Purifier lin small doses and Il
Will Son Recover and develop intoa perfectly
give IL To my children, my house ~ never
without IA bottle JACoB 4 COHEN, Savh
Ga
Poor invalid, bed ridden sufferer you have
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r. BELI.. stewart street, Savh. Ga
Cranlp, Group, ahd collie are instantly cured
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per bottle. sold by all druggists,
Alaska oil cures Rheumatic pains and neU-
ralgiN In Chronic Rheumatism, Alaska
Blood Purifier must be used in connection
Purifier 81 o. or so cents
Don't (because it is pleasant and agreeable
To the taStel use such large doses of Alaska
Blood Purifier.
All constitution are not alike ahd our medi-
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daily actions of the bowels are all we require,
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ALL CASES diminish the dose when the regu-
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1t builds up the enteebled and broken down
constitution. REV u. l., Houston, SaVh
Ga. At druggists 81 90
One single application of Alaska oil, will
cure Your lame back and side, or lameness in
any part of the body Price so cents
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1887-09-10

DR.. S. G. Parsons says the people
keep coming to be examined free of
charge at his Office and drug store, cor
ner Liberty and Montgomery streets for
skin, blood, liver, lung and throat dis
eases, kidney complaint, female weak
ness, rheumatism, old sores deformed
limbs, sore eyes, fits, loss Of manhood
aud all affections of the body. As his
vast experience as doctor obtained IN
different countries aud hospitals enables
him to detect disease where it would be
overlooked by others.
As Doctor for ladies he has DO
equal and can cure the worst cases OF
diseases of women,
He also examines and treats the eye
for all diseases and keeps full line of
speotacles, eye glasses, etc. 1t is the
headquarters Of DR.. s. G. Parsons med
icines, electric supporters, electric belts,
electic lung protec ors, electric hosiery,
belts, tru,scs, splints, crutchcs; ladies
dolly or toilet belts, suspensnries.
ahoulder braces, pile trusses, pile pipes.
artificial limbs, and all surgical appli-
noes for def ormities made to order,
full line of drugs, chemicals, herbs, roots
and banks.